Better Manners Through Sadism

[denny]

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,987172,00.html

Comments

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

Oh, good gods.

That's horrifying.

[oedipamaas49.livejournal.com]

*shocked*

I thought this place (http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0641,murphy,74685,6.html) was as bad as it got, but at least they're dealing with very mentally ill children.

I wonder what the suicide rate is there; I know it's what I'd be thinking about if I were trapped in that kind of place...

[hilarityallen.livejournal.com]

They probably take great care to make sure you can't get at anything that would allow you to commit suicide.

It's horrible. If you're at boarding school, at least you know you've only got a finite amount of time there. And even the nastiest boarding schools these days don't try to manipulate your mind every moment of the day, and they're trying to give you a proper education. Christ, it sounds like they're turning out little zombies.

[adjectivegail]

Oh My God That Is Horriffic.

[lovelybug.livejournal.com]

I honestly feel like crying after reading that. It's appalling.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

See mskala's links on the subject: http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/lawpoli/youthrights/obedience-schools/

[fellcat.livejournal.com]

Words cannot describe the wrongness.

[pndc.livejournal.com]

Definite shades of "But I'm A Cheerleader (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179116/)" there.

(I have the DVD. Bring plonk.)

[mr_magicfingers]

After US military schools, frankly I'm not surprised, although I am horrified. They're using classic techniques of brainwashing, that this isn't illegal is appalling. Shame the US don't have something like the EU court of human rights, but that's America for you.

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

" But that's America for you "

Yup " land of the Free ", unless your parents have 40 thousand bucks to spare...

[kaz-pixie.livejournal.com]

I just can't think of any appropriate words.